A Ray of Sunshine for Esthetician Jobs in 2011
May 2011 Esthetician Job opportunities trending strongly upwards.
Read more »Déjà Vu All Over Again for Prostaglandin Based Eyelash Growth Serum
FDA issues warning letter for Rapid Lash Eyelash Renewal Serum, NeuLash Active Eyelash Technology and NeuveauBrow Active Eyebrow Technology. Concerns about active ingredient Isopropyl Cloprostenate in elelash growth products.
Read more »DSA/IMSA Introduces Pro Knowledge Workshops
The Day Spa Association and International Medical Spa Association have announced a series of four 2011 regional education events for spa, medical spa, esthetic and wellness professionals
Read more »Texas Esthetician Licensing Scam Alerts!
As of February 2010 Texas Licensed Estheticians should be aware of the following scams currently in operation in their state:
Read more »Los Angeles Spa & Resort Expo Postponed
HBA takes over from Reed Business Exhibitions HBA is to merge with the Spa & Resort/Medical Aesthetics Conference and Expo event, in a move that will create a co-located event – the HBA Global Beauty Week. HBA show organizer UBM International Media will take over the management of the Spa & Resort show from current [...]
Read more »Japan’s Shiseido buys Bare Escentuals
Shiseido, Japan’s largest cosmetics group, is buying Bare Escentuals in a $1.7billion deal. Bare Escentuals CEO Leslie Blodgett joined Bare Escentuals in 1994 – after stints at Neutrogena and Max Factor – and turned it from a pioneering niche provider of natural cosmetics into a mineral makeup powerhouse worth hundreds of millions of dollars in [...]
Read more »FDA Shuts Down Sybaritic
This press release came across the wires today – of particular interest to most esties will be the fact that the Skin Bella Microdermabrasion is included – because it has never been approved or cleared by the FDA. This highlights a problem with many of the devices we use. It’s always worth doing your due [...]
Read more »Oklahoma Nail Spa Owner Cited For Serving Alcohol
An Oklahoma Nail Spa owner was cited for serving alcohol to clients. “We had an investigator go down there and received a pedicure and was served wine while she was getting a pedicure done.” In Midwest City it is against city ordinance to serve alcohol in any business without a license. The owner faces a [...]
Read more »Starwood Sells Bliss Spas to Steiner for $100 million
Starwood sells Bliss spas to Steiner Leisure Bliss to remain at W hotels, Remede at St. Regis “This sale is illustrative of our long-term strategy to focus purely on our growing and increasingly global hospitality business,” Chief Executive Frits van Paasschen said in a statement. Starwood originally purchased Bliss from LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton [...]
Read more »Questex Media Files for Bankruptcy
Questex Media Group Inc., producer of the International Esthetics Cosmetics and Spa Conference in Las Vegas, Florida and New York, and publisher of American Spa magazine – sought bankruptcy protection Monday with plans to sell its assets to its lenders. Questex also produces trade shows and magazines for several other industries. The Newton, Mass., company [...]
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